N.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income, 1973.25.6, Connecticut Museum of…

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Buttercup and Daisy

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

DateFebruary 1935

MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on brown paper on cardboard

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income

DescriptionDrawing of two red and white cows, a large one looking at the viewer (Buttercup), and a smaller one standing next to her (her calf, Daisy). A stone wall and wooden gate are behind them. The landscape contains tall luch trees and green grass.

Object number1973.25.6

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 6"InscribedOn verso, center, in pen, "J. Alden Weir's Place / Proffis of the farm / 1907 / Lou Frink / Feb 1935 / Lou G Frink"

Lower right, in pen, "Feb 1935 / Lou G. Frink"

Lower right, in pencil, accession number

[The notes written in pen on verso are in Lou’s handwriting; the pencil notes are not.]NotesOver the years, Lou Frink developed a close friendship with Julian Alden Weir. In Windham, the two lived as neighbors, and Frink eventually served as a caretaker on the Baker–Weir estate. Records, such as Weir’s correspondence, note that Lou and Julian frequently spent days at a time hunting and fishing together. Frink also often accompanied Weir on painting excursions and visits to his art studio. Given these shared experiences, it is unsurprising that many of Frink’s drawings depict scenes directly connected to Weir and his family, including works such as 1973.25.32, 1973.25.37, 1973.25.38, 1973.25.50, 1973.25.66, 1973.25.68, and 1973.25.89.

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